Partnerships

Delivering on our vision of a healthier population with better access to quality health services requires strong linkages, meaningful engagement, collaboration and long-term partnerships.

South Western Sydney PHN works closely with public, private and non-government organisations across the sector to enable the collective sharing of evidence, local knowledge and business intelligence by key stakeholders in a bid to counter fragmentation in the health system.

Locally we partner with the South Western Sydney LHD and Wollondilly and Fairfield Councils to run the Wollondilly Health and Planning Alliance and Fairfield City Health Partnership and Alliance respectively.

On a regional level we are a proud partner in the Western Sydney Health Alliance, a collaboration between neighbouring PHN Nepean Blue Mountains, five local councils in Western and South Western Sydney and the South Western Sydney Local Health District.

With a focus on ensuring local communities are actively involved in the development and provision of health services that affect them, the alliances are our commitment to see health service integration delivered across three levels of government.

No Wrong Door

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The No Wrong Door initiative brings together a diverse range of government, non-government and community managed organisations (CMOs) to achieve the mutual aim of reducing barriers and enhancing support for people with severe and persistent mental illness with complex needs, their carers and families across South Western Sydney.

The No Wrong Door initiative was created as a response to the repeat experiences that are reported by people in the community of endless closed doors when trying to navigate the system and seek support.

The initiative brings organisations together in a coordinated and collaborative way via the No Wrong Door Mental Health Charter, which focuses on four key principles that these organisations:

Acknowledge that people with mental illness are entitled to human rights that inform all service delivery
Acknowledge the barriers to social and service inclusion for people with severe and persistent mental illness with complex needs and that they will require extra resources and skills to ensure they do not fall through the gaps
Use recovery oriented practices
Actively participate in creating an integrated and coordinated service system for people’s mental health and recovery

Western Sydney Health Alliance

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The Western Sydney Health Alliance is a 20-year partnership deal between three levels of government which aims to transform greater Western Sydney through investment and planning reform, improved access to health, employment, housing and education and improve liveability for residents.

The partnership between South Western Sydney PHN, the South Western Sydney LHD and five councils within our region, the Nepean Blue Mountains PHN, the Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District and three councils within that region, is focusing on four priorities: getting people active; access to healthy food; liveability and connections; and access to health and wellbeing services.

SWSPHN has joined Nepean Blue Mountains PHN in taking the lead on the Access to Health and Wellbeing Services Working Group.

Fairfield City Health Partnership and Alliance

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The Fairfield City Health Partnership and Alliance (formerly the Fairfield Health Alliance) aims to address the unique health needs of the one of Australia’s most diverse local government areas, where close to 70 per cent of the population speaks a language other than English at home.

Formed in 2018, the alliance is a partnership between South Western Sydney PHN, South Western Sydney LHD and Fairfield City Council which aims to develop localised, effective solutions to reduce the burden of chronic disease, lead disease prevention and tackle health inequities in Fairfield local government area.

A new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) until 2029 was signed in December 2025.

The alliance is focusing on three key priorities:

healthier people and lifestyles
healthy local environments
equitable healthcare systems

Wollondilly Health and Planning Alliance

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The Wollondilly Health and Planning Alliance formed in 2014 as the Wollondilly Health Alliance, to explore and address healthcare access concerns in the Wollondilly Shire.

It is a formal partnership formed between the three levels of government – South Western Sydney PHN, South Western Sydney LHD and Wollondilly Shire Council.

A new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) until 2030 was signed in September 2025.

In the next five years the alliance aims to improve access to preventative health programs and increase awareness of targeted initiatives. It is committed to creating healthy environments and advocating for the improved health and wellbeing of the Wollondilly community.

Some of its objectives include:

increasing awareness of and access to mental health services, particularly for youth
assisting with the implementation of the Wilton and Greater Macarthur (Appin) Health and Wellbeing Strategies.
advocating for improved connectivity and public transport as well as increased health services workforce and facilities

No Wrong Door

Western Sydney Health Alliance

Fairfield City Health Partnership and Alliance

Wollondilly Health and Planning Alliance

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